was phone-interviewed by RSI Melayu the other day, but didn’t manage to catch the full thing on radio itself. which was just as well coz i hate listening to my own horrid voice on air, plus i was having a sore throat, and speaking in full malay is just… “janggal” to me! :D

there’s no transcript of the interview though, just this:

Khasiat susu badan baik bagi ibu dan anak

thanks to illydea for the opportunity. :)

among the various excuses i’ve heard for not b/feeding is how “inconvenient” it is, especially when you’re outside.

but i cannot disagree more with this. there is nothing more convenient to me than whipping out your boob on demand.

less baggage, less downtime, less fussing!

clothing-wise, it isn’t much of a hassle either. i think i have maybe three or four b/feeding shirts in all, but like maternity clothes, they’re pretty cool and nice to have, especially with all the neat little ’secret’ folds built in for that extra bit of discretion, but i’ve learnt to do without them.

the real secret lies in: layering!

thin, stretchy lycra spaghetti tops are great fashion inventions. they don’t cost much, they don’t go out of shape, and they come in a colorful array to match your clothes and mood. be it from metro or mango, they’re my wardrobe staple for now.

due to my rather smallish, ahem, ‘anthills’, i sometimes even eliminate altogether the formidable nursing bra (these also, not cheap and not exactly victoria secret sexy, lol!). hello, tollyjoy breastpads! (they’re the cheapest and have the most surface coverage, by the way.) (ok, you would have gathered by now what a cheapskate i can be.)

so, all you need to do is put them over your normal everyday top, and during feeds, pull the top layer upwards and the bottom layer downwards – voila! no bare skin is exposed, modesty is intact, baby is happy.

yeah, not exactly rocket science, i know. lol!

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and here’s something i got off the net. :)

You Can Breastfeed Anywhere
by Laurie Coker

You may breastfeed in a store,
on the floor,
in a roar.
You may breastfeed in a jam,
eating fried green eggs and ham.
You may breastfeed on the stair.
You may breastfeed anywhere!

Your baby can latch on in a swing,
on the wing,
in a ring.
He can latch on in a car,
where you are,
at the barre.
She can latch on in a storm,
on the farm:
that’s her charm.
She can latch on in a train,
on a plane,
without pain.
They can latch on to a rhyme.
They can latch on any time.

You can nurse Jane or Joe.
You can nurse Clyde or Moe.
you can nurse Betty or Sallie.
you can nurse at a political rally.
You can nurse any time, anywhere.
You can nurse clothed or bare.
You can nurse unshaved of hair.
You can nurse Tim, Tony or Tom.
Who can nurse? Any mom!